Cluster: Swiss Identity

Sampaio hopes ICRC can resume work soon in East Timor

This content was published on Sep 9, 1999 Portugal’s President Jorge Sampaio on Thursday called on the international community to support democracy in East Timor, where anti-independence militias have caused death and destruction after voters came out in favour of secession. Sampaio, speaking during a brief visit to the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva, condemned the “gross violations” of humanitarian…

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Four mountaineers climb North Face of the Eiger in live broadcast

This content was published on Sep 9, 1999 After months of preparation and training, Swiss television on Thursday launched its round-the-clock live broadcast of four mountaineers climbing the North Face of the Eiger. The rock climbers, grouped in two teams, are tackling the classic Heckmair route. There will be one overnight bivouac and both teams hope to reach the top of mountain on…

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Mountain Art in Bätterkinden

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Bookzone: James Joyce gets his trousers in a twist in Zurich

This content was published on Sep 8, 1999

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Swiss government cracks down on child pornography

This content was published on Sep 8, 1999 The Swiss government is proposing to crack down on child pornography, saying it will present parliament with stiffer legislation by the end of the year. The government said Wednesday it was asking parliament to approve amendments which would extend the statute of limitations for sexual abuse of children under the age of 16. Under existing…

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Competition commission bans price fixing in book market

This content was published on Sep 7, 1999 The Swiss competition commission on Tuesday banned price fixing for German language books in Switzerland, but the Association of Book Sellers and Publishers said they would challenge the ban. “The book cartel is a child of the 19th century. Times have changed since the last century,” Roland von Büren told a news conference in the…

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Roche says U.S. vitamin settlement near

This content was published on Sep 7, 1999 (Reuters) — Swiss-based Roche Holding AG said on Tuesday that talks on settling civil lawsuits arising from a U.S. vitamins price-fixing case were making good progress but it would not confirm a tentative accord had been struck. “The settlement discussions are well advanced. We are hopeful of making a settlement,” a company spokesman said. But…

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Celtic jewellery on show in Berne

This content was published on Sep 7, 1999

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New TV3 station goes on air

This content was published on Sep 6, 1999

Swiss, Hungarian awarded Yad Vashem medals

This content was published on Sep 6, 1999 (AP) — Four Swiss and a Hungarian were honoured Monday with an Israeli award recognising the sacrifice of non-Jews who risked their lives to help persecuted Jews. Switzerland’s diplomatic envoy to Hungary in winter 1944, Harald Feller, was honoured for protecting groups of Jews in his own home. Also recognised was Jean-Edouard Friedrich, who helped…

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